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Payroll and HR services in Chennai
True HR runs payroll and HR for Chennai companies: salary processing, PF (Provident Fund), ESI (Employees' State Insurance), Tamil Nadu PT (Professional Tax) and TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) filings, hiring at a flat 5% of CTC (Cost to Company), and lawyer-reviewed policies. Salaries credit on the 1st, every filing goes in before its due date.
Chennai runs two very different payrolls side by side. The SaaS (Software as a Service) and IT corridor along Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) pays product-grade software salaries, while Sriperumbudur and Oragadam run some of India's largest automotive and electronics factory payrolls, complete with contract labour, shift allowances and settlement cycles. Tamil Nadu's statute adds its own texture: PT is levied half-yearly by the corporation rather than monthly by the state, the LWF (Labour Welfare Fund) contribution is the highest among the large states, and the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act 1947 governs office registrations. A payroll partner here has to hold both worlds at once: white-collar TDS planning and blue-collar wage registers, in the same month, without dropping either. That is the practice we have built in Chennai, for plants on the corridor and product teams on OMR alike.
On the map
Chennai on the True HR map
One of five True HR offices in India. Companies in Chennai get full payroll, statutory compliance and HR services.
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Local compliance
What does Tamil Nadu require from a Chennai payroll?
Rates updated for FY 2026-27
Professional Tax in Tamil Nadu
Chennai PT is levied half-yearly by the Greater Chennai Corporation. The top slab works out to ₹1,250 per half-year, about ₹208 a month, where monthly salary exceeds ₹12,500, with graded lower slabs below that. We accrue it monthly in payroll and remit each half-yearly demand on time.
Labour Welfare Fund in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu LWF is ₹20 from the employee and ₹40 from the employer per year, deducted in December and paid by 31 January. We collect and remit it on that cycle for every Chennai client.
Shops and Establishments registration
Every Chennai office needs registration under the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act 1947, with its rules on working hours, leave and registers. Factories fall under a separate regime with their own licences and records. We keep both kinds of establishment registered, renewed and inspection-ready.
The monthly cycle
How a Chennai payroll runs, month after month
Six dates, the same every month, from input freeze to management reports.
- Day 20 to 25Inputs freeze
- Day 26 to 28Process and validate
- Day 1Salaries credited
- By Day 7TDS deposited
- By Day 15PF and ESI filed
- By Day 20Management reports
What we do here
Six service lines, available in Chennai
The full True HR stack applies wherever you see us listed: one accountable team from the first offer letter to the last settlement.
Hiring at 5% of CTC
91% internal matching effectiveness
Payroll processing
Salary registers, bank advice, digital payslips
Statutory compliance
Filed before due dates, every cycle
Employee lifecycle
One file per employee, always current
HR policies and advisory
Every letter reviewed by labour law lawyers
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Hire wherever the talent is
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Frequently asked questions
How is Professional Tax paid in Chennai?
Unlike most states, Tamil Nadu PT is levied half-yearly by the local body. In Chennai the Greater Chennai Corporation collects it, with the top slab at ₹1,250 per half-year, about ₹208 a month, where monthly salary exceeds ₹12,500. We accrue it monthly and remit each half-yearly demand before its due date.
Do you run factory payrolls as well as IT payrolls in Chennai?
Yes. The Sriperumbudur and Oragadam belts need contract labour management under CLRA (Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Act), shift and overtime registers, and wage records in prescribed formats, alongside standard PF, ESI and TDS. We run factory and office payrolls on one calendar with one accountable team.
What does payroll outsourcing cost in Chennai?
A fixed monthly retainer by headcount slab: from ₹25,000 per month for up to 50 employees on Payroll Core and ₹40,000 on HR Complete, with no per-employee charges. Hiring is a flat 5% of CTC per closed position. A firm quote follows within two working days of a scoping call.
Ready to stop worrying about people's money?
Book a 30-minute scoping call. We will map your headcount, states and current setup, and send a firm, slab-wise quote within two working days.
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